J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC (SMJ) Competitors

Van Elle (LON:VANL) and J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC (LON:SMJ) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VANL or SMJ?

67.4% of Van Elle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Van Elle shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 80.6% of J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VANL or SMJ a better dividend stock?

Van Elle pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Van Elle pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is VANL or SMJ more profitable?

Van Elle has a net margin of 2.60% compared to Van Elle's net margin of 1.54%. J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC's return on equity of 7.10% beat Van Elle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Van Elle	2.60%	7.10%	2.72%
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC	1.54%	0.16%	0.86%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VANL or SMJ?

Van Elle received 134 more outperform votes than J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.28% of users gave Van Elle an outperform vote while only 67.31% of users gave J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Van Elle	Outperform Votes 204 75.28%	Underperform Votes 67 24.72%
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC	Outperform Votes 70 67.31%	Underperform Votes 34 32.69%

Which has more volatility and risk, VANL or SMJ?

Van Elle has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VANL or SMJ?

In the previous week, J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC had 2 more articles in the media than Van Elle. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC and 0 mentions for Van Elle. J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Van Elle's score of -0.12 indicating that Van Elle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Van Elle	Neutral
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VANL or SMJ?

Van Elle has higher revenue and earnings than J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Van Elle	£136.11M	0.27	£3.53M	£0.03	1,166.67
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC	£12.97M	3.80	£1.78M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer VANL or SMJ?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Van Elle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Van Elle beats J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.